Latest articles by Ossian Ward
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The old and the new(ish): Frieze Masters 2015 presents a plethora of classic works
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Clean lines: Tate Modern hosts Agnes Martin's skillful art of essentiality
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World of dissent: Ai Weiwei's Royal Academy retrospective
The five years since Ai Weiwei unveiled his installation of porcelain Sunflower Seeds at Tate Modern have been truly momentous times for the Chinese artist. Not only was that the last time he had a passport and was free to travel to one of his own shows (he has had maybe 100 in the intervening period), but his world-famous name has barely been whispered in his own country since. Yet his homeland provides much of the impetus and thematic content for a major Royal Academy exhibition.
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Picture this: Carsten Höller’s slide house project dreams up architecture
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Pop will eat itself: Tate Modern misses a trick with new global pop retrospective
